Warren firefighters rescue man on roof of burning home

7:44 AM,
Jun. 27, 2013

Written by

Tammy Stables Battaglia
Detroit Free Press Staff Writer

Warren firefighters rescued a 47-year-old man early today after he was forced onto a roof of his home by smoke and fire.

The fire was reported at 1:36 a.m. in the home in the 3000 block of 13 Mile Road, Warren Fire Commissioner Wilburt McAdams said. McAdams said the fire was on the ground floor, and the resident was sleeping upstairs.

"He awoke to smoke in his bedroom and attempted to exit through the stairwell to the first floor," McAdams said. "He was driven back by heavy smoke and managed to get to his bedroom window and out to a landing." ...